Caper Peak
Caper Peak centered, from Dawson Pass
Highest point
Elevation8,310 ft (2,530 m)[1]  NAVD 88
Prominence1,110 ft (340 m)[1]
Coordinates48°26′02″N 113°29′54″W / 48.43389°N 113.49833°W / 48.43389; -113.49833[2]
Geography
Caper Peak is located in Montana
Caper Peak
Caper Peak
Location in Montana
Caper Peak is located in the United States
Caper Peak
Caper Peak
Location in the United States
LocationFlathead County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Rockwell, MT

Caper Peak (8,268 feet (2,520 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] Caper Peak is approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) NNW of Vigil Peak.[1] Richard T. Evans, USGS topographer who worked on the early map of Glacier Park, named this mountain when he counted over 30 goats "capering" on this peak.[4] (Caper: A leap; a skip or spring, as in dancing or mirth, or in the frolic of a kid or lamb.)[5]

Geology

Like other mountains in Glacier National Park, the peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 3 mi (4.8 km) thick, 50 miles (80 km) wide and 160 miles (260 km) long over younger rock of the cretaceous period.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

Caper Peak to right, east aspect.
Saint Nicholas, Vigil, and Battlement to left.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Caper Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Caper Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ Mount Rockwell, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Through The Years In Glacier National Park An Administrative History, NPS.gov
  5. ↑ Wordnik.com
  6. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.


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